1
i have redone
my personality and my
heart and my life and
all the things
in between. the only thing
that is not worth redoing
is us.

2
my heart had a
‘do not enter’
mat on it, but you
never knew how to
listen, did you?

3
you promised me
happiness, but
if this is happiness,
you can have it
back.

4
my shadow has
always been
prettier than me.

5
you twirled me around,
in the park, once.
you said we will
reach the stars, sweetheart.

i wish i had known
you meant the
fallen
kind.

6
my heart used
to do this funny
beating
thing for you.

now, it only
beats
for itself.

8
i always thought
seven was magical,
like fairytales.
but then you took an
eraser to both.

9
i stay awake
just to stop the
nightmares from
coming.

(it never works.)

10
i will admit this:
i never deserved you.
(but then,
you never deserved
me, either.)